Monday, June 18, 2012

7 or 77, 7, 7

Patty Froese tagged me in her blog, and I've been tagged a couple of times on facebook. I think I'm ready to follow through. I'm taking the broader possibility of page 7 or 77.

1. Go to page 7 or 77 of your work in progress (or most recently completed novel).
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy down the next 7 lines and post them as they're written. No cheating.
4. Tag 7 other authors, Rhonda Plumhoff, Beth Trissel, Anne Patrick, Stephanie Burkhart, Stephania McGee, Vijaya Schartz, and Kris Tualla.

From Luck In Love, I chose what's currently page 7, which will change once the formatting is done, not to mention a plethora of editing awaits, but for now here it is:

Brushing away the dampness threatening to spill over, Sara nodded. She gave Todd a glance, and found him grinning and tipping an imaginary hat in her direction. To her own surprise, she found herself smiling back.

A new smile spread across her face, and she burrowed deeper into the warmth of her coat. The wind picking up off the lake would drive her inside to seek warmth soon.

She remembered boarding the aircraft. An excited tremor had coursed through her. She'd found her seat and buckled herself in, anticipation rocketing through her. As the aircraft rolled

2 comments:

  1. Hey, you did it! :) It's neat to see random excerpts from people's novels.

    Thanks for playing along.

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